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**Background.** Pain is still a significant problem for many patients with cancer, despite numerous, clear and concise guidelines for the treatment of cancer‐related pain. The impact of pain cognition on patients’ experiences of cancer‐related pain remains relatively unexplored. **Aim.** The aim of this study was to describe how patients with cancer‐related pain in palliative care perceive the management of their pain. **Method.** Thirty patients were strategically selected for interviews with open‐ended questions, designed to explore the pain and pain management related to their cancer. The interviews were analysed using a phenomenographic approach. **Findings.** Patients described 10 different perceptions of pain and pain management summarized in the three categories: communication, planning and trust. In terms of communication, patients expressed a need for an open and honest dialogue with health care professionals about all problems concerning pain. Patients expressed an urgent need for planning of their pain treatment including all caring activities around them. When they felt trust in the health care organization as a whole, and in nurses and physicians in particular, they de

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Author

Barbro Boström; Marie Sandh; Dag Lundberg; Bengt Fridlund

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0309-2402)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)